Date of Completion
Spring 5-10-2009
Thesis Advisor(s)
Amy Kenefick
Honors Major
Nursing
Disciplines
Maternal, Child Health and Neonatal Nursing | Nursing | Obstetrics and Gynecology
Abstract
Aims- The goal of this study is to obtain a subjective point of view of the use, benefits, and shortcomings of the Via Christi breastfeeding Assessment Tool in a clinical setting.
Methods- This case study is based on a single yet detailed interview with a lactation consultant who has utilized the Via Christi Breastfeeding Tool in a clinical setting.
Findings- Advantages of the Via Christi Breastfeeding Assessment Tool include that the tool is practical and concrete, encompassing both a subjective dimension and the basic elements of breastfeeding. Shortcomings of the tool include its non-specificity in focus on the feeding technique only and excluding other factors involved with the birth and mother- baby couplet.
Conclusion- The Via Christi Breastfeeding Tool serves as a good initial screening of breastfeeding, which in result leads to the recommendation of further and more extensive study of a specific mother-baby couplet breastfeeding measures if needed.
Recommended Citation
Taha, Rouba, "A Case Study on Using the Via Christi Breastfeeding Assessment Tool in a Clinical Setting" (2009). Honors Scholar Theses. 74.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/74